Re: But is UseNet "Social Media"??

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Feb 2026 12:50:28 +0800

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On 2/2/2026 11:49 PM, Anssi Saari wrote:
> "Carlos E.R." <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> For some strange reason, Fidonet continued working in Rusia after it
>> stopped in Europe. They took over the development of software, too.
> 
> I still see people post to Usenet from Fidonet on occasion.

There was a bridging program that could sync a Usenet newsgroup to an 
Echomail group back then. :)

And Echomail has offline readers, allowing you to post as well.

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